Download system for consumer electronic devices

A system for reprogramming a consumer electronic device comprising:

• a consumer electronic device (CED) having a CED processor and a CED memory and a CED serial port connected to the processor, the memory storing CED processor instructions and CED data;
• and
• a download module configured as a slave to the consumer electronic device and local to the consumer electronic device having a download processor, a download memory and a download serial port connected to the download processor,
• wherein the CED processor periodically applies a signal to the CED serial port, and when the download serial port is connected to the CED serial port to make a local serial connection and when the download processor receives one of the periodic signals from the CED processor over the local serial connection, the download processor initiates the download of one or more of download instructions and download data from the download memory to the CED memory over the local serial connection, and
• wherein the one or more of download instructions and download data comprises a demonstration interactive electronic program guide.

A system for reprogramming a consumer electronic device comprising:

• a consumer electronic device (CED) having a CED processor and a CED memory and a CED serial port connected to the processor, the memory storing CED processor instructions and CED data, wherein the CED serial port is configured to interface to a plurality of consumer devices when any of the plurality of consumer devices is connected to the CED serial port;
• and
• a download module configured as a slave to the consumer electronic device and local to the consumer electronic device having a download processor, a download memory having download instructions and download data pre-stored therein, and a download serial port connected to the download processor,
• wherein the CED processor periodically applies a signal to the CED serial port, and
• wherein, when the download serial port is connected to the CED serial port to make a local serial connection and when the download processor receives one of the periodic signals from the CED processor over the local serial connection, the download processor initiates the download of one or more of the download instructions and the download data from the download memory to the CED memory over the local serial connection.